Townsville morning briefing

Guide Dogs challenge heads to Townsville this weekend

Morning, Townsville. Overcast and mild, but there's plenty to get stuck into today.

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Final Guide Dogs challenge reaches Townsville
Townsville walkers can join the final PAWGUST challenge to support Guide Dogs Queensland and help fund its vital services. The Guide Dogs challenge has reached Townsville as part of its final edition.
townsvilletimes.com.au
Update 1: Operation Interpose: High-visibility road safety enforcement, Cardwell
A targeted high-visibility road safety operation was conducted at Cardwell on Saturday to crack down on drink drivers, drug drivers and defective vehicles. It ran as part of the statewide Operation Interpose road safety initiative.
mypolice.qld.gov.au
After 80 years of dairying, no-one wants this farm's milk
Despite Queensland importing half its milk, dairy farmer Jason Rozynski fears he will have to slaughter his 600 cows if a processor won't buy his milk.
abc.net.au
Men charged after alleged sex assault at train station as others go unreported
Men have been charged after an alleged sexual assault at a train station, as many alleged incidents of sexual assault and harassment on public transport likely go unreported.
abc.net.au
'He was there': Witness rejects claim by farmer accused of triple murder
A man who says he was shot by a Queensland cattle farmer in 2022 has rejected claims the shooting never happened, saying "he was there".
abc.net.au